About Patricia
Patricia Van de Vyver is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, and life transitions. Patricia aims to make therapy a calm, nonjudgmental place where clients can talk about what matters most to them.
She uses a mix of approaches to fit each person's needs. Patricia draws on client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on the person's goals.
Background and approach
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and build practical coping skills. Patricia adds elements of dialectical behavior work and motivational interviewing when clients need emotion regulation skills or support finding motivation for change. She also brings psychodynamic ideas into sessions to help people see how past patterns affect current choices.
These methods are chosen to match what a client wants to work on, not as fixed rules. Common issues she addresses include sleep problems, grief, relationship and communication struggles, codependency, and substance concerns. Patricia also helps people dealing with career uncertainty, caregiver fatigue, and feelings of isolation or low self-worth.
Her style is straightforward and compassionate, with an emphasis on useful, real-world strategies. Scheduling is flexible to accommodate different routines. Patricia invites people to begin by sharing what they hope to change so she can tailor conversations and planning to each person's situation.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's priorities and values. The therapist offers attentive listening and follows the client's lead so sessions feel relevant and respectful. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting patterns in thoughts and behaviors and practicing concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and improve sleep.Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they try approaches, check what helps, and adjust plans so the work fits everyday life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a schedule. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging suit quick reflections, homework check-ins, or people who prefer writing to talking. These options make it straightforward to keep continuity when routines are busy or travel comes up.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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